Garden Square Legislation

Kensington Improvement Act 1851

The 1851 Act applies to garden squares within the parish St Mary Abbots, Kensington. In relation to garden squares covered by its provisions, the 1851 Act provides:

those liable to pay Council Tax in respect of any dwelling surrounding the square and who have been resident for at least a year, are members of the garden committee

the garden committee can appoint a sub-committee

the garden committee or sub-committee is exclusively responsible for the care, management and regulation of the garden

procedures for the calling and conduct of meetings of the garden committee and sub-committee

the garden committee must elect a chairman who has a casting vote

the garden committee and any sub-committee have the power to make byelaws for the proper management of the garden

at an annual meeting, the garden committee may determine the amount of money, to be raised via an annual levy as part of the Council Tax, which is necessary to maintain and keep the garden in order; accounts of the previous year's expenditure must be produced at this meeting